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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

Senator Cullom's Bill Providing for the
Establishment Of Governmental Telc-
graph System for Public and Private
Business.
WASHINGTON, D.c. 14.-The bill intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Cullom,
for the establishment and operation Of a
United States postal telegraph, provides
for ten trunk lines of telegraph, embrace
ing all the cities in the States and Terri
tories. The bill provides that the lines
hall be constructed by the army engineer
corps under the direction of the
Secretary of War, on iron poles,
with capacity for twelve wires, and
shall, when completed, be transferred
to the control of the Postmaster
General. The Secretary of War shall, if
he deems it expedient. take lines now
used for military purposes as portion of
this Federal telegraph system. The rates
20 be charged are ten cents for twenty
words under five hundred miles, and five
cents additional for each additional ten
words, and for distances greater than five
hundred miles an additional rate of five
cents for each two hundred and fifty
miles. Press night rates are to be thirty five
cents per hundred words, and day rates
seventv-five cents per hundred words.
The Office of Director-General of TeIe-
graphs is created, the appointment to be
made as is that of any assistant Post
master-G General, with like salary. The ap-
pointee must be practical telegraph man
of at least ten years. experience. The
Postmaster General will report to Con-
gress the best methods of organization at
the beginning of the first session Of Con-
gross after the passage of this act. Four
million dollars is appropriated for the
purposes of the measure.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
A PROTEST..

Tn" Salt Lake CITY Chamber OF Commerce
Enter Vigorous Protest Against tive
Reduction of Duties Oh Lead and Lead
Ores.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 4.-The Cham
Der of Commerce of Salt Lake City has
adopted the following protest against the
reduction of duties en- lead or lead ores:
Rfsolred, by the Chamber Of Commerce OF
Salt Lake City, that we earnestly protest
against any reduction Of the existing tariff du.
ties on imported lead or lead ores. Such re.
auction would ruin thousands OF our people
cause the lead and silver mines in this Terri.
tory, worth $50 OO0, 0O0, and producing three and
a half millions annually, with all the ore dress.
ing and smelling plant, to become total loss:
reduce the freight earnings of the Utah rail.
roads fifty per cent; throw multitude OF
workmen out OF employment, paralyze our in.
dustres and set hack the growth OF
the Territory many years. There can
be no object gained by reducing the
duties on these products sufficient TO justify so
enormous an injury to our people. A core.
spending injury would. by such reduction, be
Inflicted on the people of all the mining States
and Territories and the destruction Of the sill
yer and lead mining and smelling interest
would reduce the annual production Of precious
metals in the United States s::1, O)OO co., 1t
would also materially reduce the entire bust
ness of the East with the whole mining region,
and thus affect the freight earnings of all the
railroads Of the country.
The board of directors were authorized
to take such action for the protection of
industries mentioned as may be deemed
necessary.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
A FLYING BOILER.

Dire Consequences of the Explosion Of an
Eighty-Horse Power Engine Boiler.
EsTCHEsTER, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE cXplo-
sion of an eighty horse power boiler in the
Edison Electric Light Company's works
yesterday afternoon caused the death Of
five persons and the injury of three others.
The boiler was lifted from its foundations
and propelled thirty feet, passing through
chimney ninety feet high, the stack Of
which instantly fell Superintendent
Walter Embrie was engaged with u force
of men close to the stack unloading a
new boiler, and the whole party were
buried beneath the falling bricks.
Rescuing parties Immediately organ
ICED and the bodies of E1nbrie and laborers
Elwood Beckett, John Bradley and Samuel
Webb were taken out Edward Schoteld. a
laborer, was badly scalded, and William
Allison, labOrer, and William II. Richard
son, foreman, were found still alive, though
more or less injured. Alice, the ten-year-
old daughter OF William Jones. returning
from school almost square from the
scene, was killed by flying beam. Large
pieces OF the iron were thrown great
distances, anG descending, passed
through the roofs of houses. All
the property in the vicinity
suffered. 1t was thought all the bodies
had not yet been discovered, and a large
force of men last night dug over the ruins
by lantern light The WORKS were badly
wrecked. Clerk of the Courts d. o. Tay-
lor, who was at the works few minutes
previous, has not been seen since and it is
feared Is among the ruins Schotield was
badly scalded and internally injured and
will probably die. Among the others in
jured are Frank KEENAN,, Jacob Brown,
cut, scalded and bruised.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
BALLOON MYSTERY.

An Immense Balloon DescendS in Ken.
lucky With the Emaciated Remains Of
. Man.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Doc 13-On Saturday
afternoon The citizens Of Greensboro Ky
observed an immense balloon sailing over
the city at a great height. 1t was within
view Tor long time, but when last seen it
appeared to be rapidly descending Parties
went in search of it yesterday, and during
The afternoon it was found in an old swamp
about ten miles south of Hawcsviilc The
searching party were Mortified at the dis
covery Of the emaciated remains of man
who had been evidently emptied from the
basket several yards from where the air
snip had fallen. 1t is the theory OF those
who found the balloon and the body that
the aeronaut was already dead before the
balloon reached the earth, as no serious
bruises were found upon his body No
papers or other evidences have been found
TO indicate who the unfortunate man can
be. The only balloon which has assembled
and disappeared In this section was one
from Emcennes, Ind, about two months
since, but that one was some time after
ward reported found. 1t is supposed that
the aeronaut in this case lost control of the
air ship, which assembled to great alti-
tude, and that he met death from want of
food and the extreme cold.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
PROHIBITION DECISION.

a PaOia Shoemaker Beer Club sat Down
Upon.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec l3-In the case OF
the State OF Kansas VS.. II. II. Standish,
the Supreme Court rendered decision
yesterday involving another point in the
Prohibition law. Standish is shoemaker
having shoe shop in Paola. He has been
in the habit OF joining with some friends
and buying beer by the quantity in Kansas
City, the beer being shipped to Paola and
drank by the purchasers in the back room
Ct Standish's shop, he receiving no recon-
pense or profit in the transaction
Suit was brought against him under
the clause of the law prohibiting the SALE
barter or giving away of Intoxicating
liquors. The decision is as follows: "A
person IN the lawful and bona tide posses
sion of Intoxicating liquor may use it as he
sees fit He may drink it himself or give
IL away, nut he can not, by any Shift or de-
vice In selling or giving away, lawfully
cyade the provisions of the statute pro-
hibting the manufacture and sale of in.
1oxicatng liquors. A person can not be
convicted under section IL of the Prohibi-
tion act of 1881 for keeping in his house.
store, or IN 4 warerOom thereof, intoxicat-
ing liquor for his own use, or for giving the
same away, providing the giving away is
done honestly and IN good faith, and n OF as
y shit 10 cvaGe the provisions of said act"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

A Boston company is building rail-
road car of steel, designed to be lighter
and stronger then the cars now in use.
incombustible, and heated by a furnace
outside of the car. The body Of the
car will approximate a cylinder and be
constructed like boiler. A compress
slble platform at each end lessons the
risk of telescoping. The seats are to
be bolted through the floor to the bot
tom plates of the car. Felt and hair
paddings are to be relied upon for
decorative effects and to lessen the
noise of the metal construction, and
the upholstery materials are to be made
incombustible by chemical treatment
The furnace is to be suspended under
the car like those now in use on the
Reading railroad. This first car is ex-
perimental, but if. as its designers
think, it can be made cheaper, stronger
and safer than wooden car, it should
not be difficult to secure its introduce
ton on all railroad lines.-Boston Her.
aid.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
An Unfortunate Experience.

KEY WEsT, Fla, Dec. l6-Ricardo Nadal,
the American citizen lately outraged by
Spanish authorities at Porto Rico, has ar
rived at Havana, Cuba. en- route to the
United States. He was interviewed there
to-day. He says the Guardia Civil almo st
beat him to death to oblige him to swear
that he belonged to a conspiracy to over.
throw the Government. When he was
taken to Jail he said he was An American.
THAT makes 1t worse for you," was an
swered. His whole body was a solid mass
OF cuts and bruises. The American Consul
at Porto Rico was insulted and not allowed
to enter the Jail. The Havana press says
must be cxpiated and punished.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
BurSlar Shot by IA Woman.

FARKEKsBUEG, W. Va, Dec l+-Last
night the family of Joseph Mullen, in Car.
roli County, below here, Were awakened
BY noises ut the window. A little girl told
her sister that she thought some men were
trying to get in. The next minute the
form OF a large negro was seen half way
through an upstairs window. Slipping out
a the room, the young lady got 4 revolver.
Returning quietly, she watched the
negro's actions. Her noise evidently had
frightened him, for. after getting into the
room he crawled half way out again, when
The Young woman, to brighten him, fired
the revolver. She made q center shot,
however, and the burglar tell dead on the
porch and rolled to the ground. An in
vestigatlon showed that the bullet had en-
tered his BRAN.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
THEIR GRIEVANCES.

Tho Third and Fourth.C Class Postmasters
Airing Their Grievances In Convention
1T tho Nat Quail Capftal-Radlcal Reforms
Wanted.
WASHINGTON, Dsc. 1A-The convention
Of third and fourth elias postmasters. who
want increased compensation for their
services opened here yesterday. About
three hundred of them, from every section
Of the country, were in attendance. Their
grievance, briefly stated, is this: TIE
fourth class postmasters think that q
salary based upon the receipts Of the
Offices, as at present, is inadequate, while
the postmasters of the third class favor
some action by Congress which will
authorize the Government to provide them
with Offices properly equipped instead OF
having such expenses deducted from the
salary Of the postmaster as at present.
The convention was called to order by
]. h. Patterson. the chairman of the M.
tional executive committee, and soon
afterwards organized permanently by the
selection Of Mr.. Robert White. of Michi.
gan. as president, and Thomas j. Brady,
J. G. Herzog. of Ohio. and F. A. Winchell,
OF Iowa, as secretaries.
A number of working committees were
appointed. after which Mr.. J. H. FuImer,
of Pennsylvania, read q statement which
cited typical case of postmasters OF the
third class, which he said il.
lustrated the conditions which the
entire class desired now to have
remedied. In the case cited the salary Of
tho postmaster was $3.50 per year, and
out Of this he paid Office rent, salary Of
assistant, fuel and other expenses, leav-
ing for the postmaster $372 for his annual
salary. He said the box rents should 60
to the postmaster unless the Government
furnished the outfit Of the office. He said
in his own case the outfit of his office cost
him 800, while the box rents. which the
Government now takes, amounts to near
lv 500 per year. This paper was re.
ferred to the committee on bills.
Mr.. Patterson called attention to the
abuse of the regulation admitting news
paper mail matter to this second-class by
which it was estimated that twenty five
tons were yearly sent through the mails.
He said that papers which were merely
advertising agencies for some patent
medicine or some similar article obtained
admission to the mails as second-class
matter by merely inserting a paragraph
UT Two VI NEWS IUdLLeF. ne SdIu IudG
something should be done to prevent the
abuse of the mailing regulations. and he
suggested that a committee of five be APP
pointed to cons der this matter.
Other delegates spoke in the same vein,
and after discussion the motion was
adopted and tho committee was ap-
pointed.
The convention after getting fairly
organized and ready for work adjourn ed
at 8 p. m. until this morning, when the
reports of the committees will be read.
At ten O'Clock to-day the postmasters will
call in body on the Postmaster General
at the department. and at II a. m. will
pay their respects to the President and
Mrs. Cleveland at the Executive Mansion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
A BULL AT LARGE.

The Somewhat Complicated Claim Pre-
sented to a Western Railroad.
In conversation with the claim agent
of one of the large Western roads he
gave me few illustrations of the COM
plicatcd nature of some claims that
are presented. The following was one
of them: "A train-load of Texas cattle
had stopped at a point in Illinois in or
der to permit the men in charge to get
up some of the animals that were
down. 1t frequently occurs that one
or two in a car will get down and the
others tramp on them, and for this
reason, as we'll rs to look after gene
rally and feed the stock. a few men
are always sent in charge of train
load. Somehow, while the men were
in a car, one of the bulls managed to
jump out, and at once started on a
foraging trip across the country. The
men. after an exciting chase, succeed
ed in recapturing him, but as there
was no way to get him back into the
car again he was left in charge of the
station agent. and the train went on to
Chicago. During the night, however,
Mr.. Taurus became FESTIVE, and
felt as though a change of scene would
do him good, SO with few well-di-
rected blows he knocked down a sec
ton of the fence that imprisoned him
and took southwesterly course-for
Texas. presumably. He was appar
emily feeling sociable, for upon meet
ing farmers horse he insisted upon
the steed taking couple of horns,
from the effects of which the animal
died. Good temperance moral there.
Don't you forget it. About the first
thing the farmer did on the following
morning was to send in a claim upon
us for the horse, and also for damage
done to the fences, and judging from
the size of the damage claim that old
bull must have put in the whole night
battering down fences" What be-
came of the bull?" l asked. "Well,
that don't know-that has nothing to
do with this claim; but as l have not
as yet seen any thing of a claim for a
lost bull, presume he was caught
again and in all probability his of
fence-ive career was cut short.' If
had known that he had that horrible
pun ready to spring should not have
asked the question. Chicago Journal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
Symptoms OF Catarrh.

Dull, heavy headache, obstruction Of the
nasal passages, discharges falling from the
head into the throat, sometimes profuse,
watery and acrid, at others, thick, tena-
cious, mucous, purulent, bloody and putrid;
the eyes are weak, watery, and inflamed;
there is ringing in the ears, deafness, hack
toration OF offensive matter, together with
scabs from ulcers; the voice is changed and
has nasal twang; the breath is offensive;
smell and taste are impaired; there is SEN
sation of dizziness, with mental depression,
hacking cough and general debility. II
you have all, or any considerable number Of
these symptoms, you are suffering from
Nasal Catarrh. The more complicated your
disease has become, the greater the number
and diversity Of symptoms. Thousands OF
cases annually, without manifesting half OF
the above symptoms, result in consumption,
and end in the grave. No disease is so COM
mon, more deceptive and dangerous, or less
understood, or more unsuccessfully treated,
by physicians. Five hundred dollars re-
ward is offered by the manufacturers OF DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy, for case OF ca
tarrh which they can not cure. Remedy
sold by druggists, at only 50 cents.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
PhosPhoREscEhoE.


A Phenomen0n Which, In Many Cases, b .
Puzzle 70 Observer.
The cause of phOsphOrescent light,
as well as its nature, is, in many cases,
. puzzle alike to the common and the
scientific observer. This light comes
from very different sources. The ap-
pearance of any fish that is partially
decayed gives the most common exam
pie. In the case of such decay. the
light may be attributed to the phos-
phorus set free. But the same name
is given to the light emitted by the
glow-worm or the freely. In this case
there is no such decomposition Of ele-
ments. The phosphorescence Of the
sea is referred to the presence of
minute medus@-creatureso of the SIM
plest organism. There are some
species of fungus that are producers of
light. In these instances it seems to
be result of the functions of life,
rather than a phenomenon accompany
ing death.
This light is given off in some in
stances where the decay does not seem
likely to liberate any phosphorus. and
where, if any fungus is growing, it
can not be detected easily. A Scotch
writer. Mr.. w. A. Smith. tells how he
was surprised at the appearance of a
piece of fir wood. In this country a
decaying maple log, lying in wet
place. yields the best results.
During our walk through the woods
the other evening we came upon what
appeared to be salt herring lying in
the road. On turning it over with our
feet it seemed sloppy, and we foolishly
passed it. A few yards farther on an
other brilliant streak of light attracted
our attention, and we this time decided
to attempt its capture. A piece of
paper was employed, to prevent an I'M
pleasant meeting, and we then lifted,
most circumspectly, what proved to be
neither more nor less than piece of
Scotch fir from one of the fallen trees
alongside. Apparently new break
was the phosphorescent surface, and
the night being wet as we'll as dark,
we suppose this had some influence.
After drying it next day we again tried
it in the dark. and it still showed bril-
liantly: so the wet had naught to do
with it. Under lens no fungus could
be seen, only the rough broken fibers
on the surface. "-YoutA's Companion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
a Brute Han ged.

CHARLES CITY. Iowa, Dec. Leicester
Bellows was hanged at / AS O'clock yester-
day afternoon. He had to be supported to
the gallows, and as the rope was placed
around his neck he exclaimed three times,
please don't!' AS the sheriff placed the
white cap over his head he exclaimed
again: "PIease don'ti l am innocent"
The trap was sprung at 40 and in oight
minutes and forty seconds his heart had
ceased to beat. Ills neck was broken. Be-
fore being pinioned Bellows struggled
desperately. biting one OF the guards Wei
Ously In the hand. He refused all religious
advice. His crime was the murder of
Alice Waterman, his niece, on July s. 1856,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

Hence, the force ofthc following voluntary let
ter, which is based upon the conscientious con-
viction formed from the long and cautious
experience of leading drug house Of Boston,
represents in every line : most important
and valued revelation: Boston July IL.
1SS7.-The Charles A. VOgeler CO.-Gentle-
men: Many preparations are placed before
the public, and for time at least they have
a large but temporary. sale-i9ge, because Of
the extensive advertising; temporary as the
suffering class soon realize that the COM
pound possesses but little merit: Not 80 with
St. Jacobs OIL Its success has been constant
from the start, and to-day we regard it as ore
of those standard remedies that our trade
consider as absolutely essential to always
carry in their stock. Personal experience
and the good words of the druggists of New
England all tend to prove that each year will
add to its sale and well deserved popularity.
Signed, Doolittle & Smith," Taking the
many cases of cure, published by the pro
prietors, examples are given of its unvarying
effects in the worst chronic cases, and there
is nothing IN trade which can approach IT
ef6CaCV.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
THE DAKOTA HOLOCAUST.
The Mother and Six Children Perish in
the Flames.

Ahc "othcT anu Snlluren Perish In
the Flames.
HURON, OAK, Dec. l4.-Completc details
oil Saturday nights calamity at Rossing-
ton show that about one o'clock ia the
,nornng Mrs. Harris and her hus band were
awakened by fire and smoke and found the
house on fire below. All of them were in
the upper story, which was in one room
The father tried to get down the stairway,
but WAS driven back by fire. Then he went
through window to the ground below,
calling the mother TO throw out the
children fer HIM to save. The youngest
was thrown out by the mother and
Harris caught it. Hare, Mrs. Harris
hIcthcr. who was living with them
dad not stop TO and his sister, but followed
Harris 10 the ground, and so did the largest
boy. Before The mother could toss out an.
other child the house fell. burying her and
The SIX children in a fiery grave. One or
two walls from the burning people and all
Was over with them. Before help came all
who were saved were seriously injured by
tue cold, the mercury being down TO II de-
grees below. aud the wind blowing hard
Sunday morning when the remains wcrs
taken from the ash heap, there were heads
burned off, feet severed from legs and legs
burned from bodies. 1t is not known now
how the fire started.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
POvyderiy Taken Sick.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l3.-Information was
received yesterday morning at the Knight.
OF Labor headquarters IN this city t. the er
feet that Grand Master Workman Powder.
~ had been stricken with severe
hemorrhage of the lungs at his home
Al Scranton. The news came over PR
vate wire from Scranton to the Broad
street palace, and was received by Johl
". Hayes, secretary OF the general cxccu.
rive board. 1t created a great deal OF ex.
citement among PowderIy's friends and
the clerks at the headquarters, but every
body about the establishment was in
structed to keep the matter q secre, and
the greatest precaution was taken to pre-.
vent the news from reaching the outside,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
Dempsey Dereats REAGAN.

BROOKLYN, Dec. 13-The fight for the
welter championship Of America and
$1,000 between Jack Dempsey and Johnny
Reagan, both Of this place, was fought this
morning. After reaching Lloyd's Neck.
near Huntington, l. l., and being unable
to fight on account OF the tide rising 50
rapidly that they wero compelled to en-
bark on the tug and look for another
place, the little steamer cruised around
until noon and finally anchored in a quiet
spot on the Long Island beach, and tbs
ropes pitched. London prize ring rules
governed the fight Dempsey proved the
winner in forty-four rounds. The time of
The fight was ono hour and nine minutes